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Saints to play in London in 2017

Associated Press
Published 11:03 a.m. CT Dec. 13, 2016

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws a touchdown pass to Devery Henderson during an Oct. 26, 2008, game against San Diego Chargers at Wembley Stadium in London. The Saints will return to London in 2017 to face the Miami Dolphins.(Photo: AP file photo)

Cleveland will host the Minnesota Vikings at Twickenham, where the NFL first played this year, in Week 7 or 8. The Arizona Cardinals take on Los Angeles at Twickenham in one of those weeks as well.

“Having one of the most famous fan groups in the NFL, Cleveland’s Dawg Pound, sharing Twickenham with our U.K. fans is going to be a lot of fun,” NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood said in a statement.

It’s the first time the league will play four games in London. Game times have not been finalized.

Arizona, Baltimore and Cleveland will play regular-season games for the first time in London, bringing the total to 26 different teams since the NFL started playing in the British capital in 2007. It will be the fourth match there for the Dolphins, second for the Saints and the fifth for the Jaguars, who have played annually in London since 2013.

The NFL has played 17 regular-season games in London, starting with the New York Giants beating the Dolphins 13-10 in October 2007. Fifteen of those games have drawn more than 80,000 fans to Wembley Stadium.